Alabama football is in the throes of roster building. After ending the 2025 season with a shellacking from Indiana in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl, the Crimson Tide is building up its 2026 depth chart, filling holes of players off to the NFL or off to other collegiate programs.

Alabama officially has a quarterback competition for 2026. Austin Mack and Keelon Russell have both re-signed for another season with the Crimson Tide, Alabama’s NIL collective announced Friday.

After one of the worst losses in Alabama's history, Kalen DeBoer has seemingly chosen his path at QB for the 2026 season.

In the 2025 season, the Miami Dolphins made the decision to move off former starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. After 14 games, the Dolphins benched Tagovailoa in favor of rookie seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers.

Keelon Russell is ready to play. Whether or not he gets the starting quarterback job for Alabama football next season remains to be seen, but the Texas native who just finished his true freshman year is raring to go.

Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson says a cracked rib sidelined him in the second half of the Crimson Tide’s 38-3 loss to top-seeded Indiana in the Rose Bowl.

In games against quarterbacks who brought a Heisman Trophy into their meeting with the Crimson Tide, Alabama has ample success.